Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy links missile used in Kyiv attack to North Korea
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Fri, 25 Apr 2025 02:55:04 +0300
At least 12 dead after strikes Donald Trump calls on Putin to stop Zelenskyy holds firm on Crimea.
What we know on day 1,157Volodymyr Zelenskyy rushed home to Ukraine after a devastating attack on Kyiv, cutting short a diplomatic trip to South Africa.
At least 12 people were killed, including a brother and sister, aged 21 and 19.
The president said rescue workers were still scouring the rubble to search for survivors.Zelenskyy said on X preliminary analysis had linked the Russian attack to a ballistic missile manufactured in North Korea.
The president had harsh words for Pyongyang If the information that this missile was made in North Korea is confirmed, this will be further proof of the criminal nature of the alliance between Russia and Pyongyang.
They kill people and torment lives together.He went on to cite Ukraines top military commander, who claimed early on Friday that Russian forces had tried to use the air assault to cover increased ground attacks.
Zelenskyy said those forces were repelled in worthy fashion.Donald Trump issued a rare call on Moscow to stop its assault, writing on social media Vladimir, STOP The White House has insisted it is amping up pressure to end the war and the US president said Thursday he was not happy with the Russian strikes.
Trump accused Zelenskyy this week of harming talks and getting in the way of a peace deal.Zelenskyy said during his trip to South Africa Ukraine cannot accept US recognition of the Kremlins annexation of Crimea.Boris Johnson said Trumps peace proposals offer nothing to Ukraine.
Putin indiscriminately butchers more Ukrainian civilians, killing and injuring 100 in Kyiv including children, Johnson wrote on X.
And what is his reward under the latest peace proposals 1.
The right to keep sovereign Ukrainian territory he has taken by violence and in breach of international law.Alleged former members of a neoNazi group claim its Russiabased, American leader is a Kremlin spy.
A website claiming to speak on behalf of those former members alleges Rinaldo Nazzaro, the founder of the terroristdesignated group the Base, is a Kremlin intelligence asset.Ukraine said Thursday it suspects Russia tortured a Ukrainian reporter who died in captivity.
Viktoria Roshchyna, 27, died last September after going missing in 2023 during a reporting trip to Russianheld territory in eastern Ukraine.
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